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U.S. employers hired at a stellar pace last month, wages rose by the most in six years, and Americans responded by streaming into the job market to find work.

World stocks were dulled Friday by caution ahead of the monthly U.S. jobs report after the European Central Bank delayed any additional stimulus to early next year.

President Barack Obama's expansive executive action on immigration is good for the U.S. economy — just not as good as partnering with Congress on broader reforms.

Businesses are bracing for a new rule backed by the White House that would force them to report to the federal government their worker pay broken down by gender and race in order to close pay gaps in the workplace.

A retired Army colonel has pleaded guilty to negotiating his post-military employment with a helicopter company that did business with the Defense Department office he managed.

___ Across US job market, layoffs are becoming rare WASHINGTON (AP) — The risk of losing your job is getting smaller and smaller.

Lawyers now make up under 40% of representatives and senators.

If you're a nurse practitioner, architect, or can work a retail floor, you're in luck: Pockets of the U.S. economy are hiring despite a much weaker-than-expected read on the labor market in March. 

New claims for unemployment benefits fell to 346,000 last week from an upwardly-revised 388,000 the week prior. 

A European Union court has ruled that Germany was entitled to cut off joblessness benefits to a Swedish family that came to the country to find work but only held temporary jobs for a short time.

Japanese lawmakers have approved a law requiring large companies to set and publicize targets for hiring or promoting women as managers.

It's getting more expensive to be an employer and small business owners say that's making it harder for them to make money.

Global stocks were higher on Thursday as expectations for solid U.S. jobs data overshadowed worries about Greek debt.

At 4:35 a.m. each weekday, Stan Paul drives out of his Southern California suburb with 10 passengers in a van, headed to his job as an undergraduate counselor at the University of California, Los Angeles.

At 4:35 a.m. each weekday, Stan Paul drives out of his Southern California suburb with 10 passengers in a van, headed to his job as an undergraduate counselor at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Fewer of tomorrow's freeways will be free.

Targeting youth unemployment, Hillary Rodham Clinton plans to propose tax credits to encourage businesses to train young people and offer apprenticeships to develop lifelong job skills.

Small businesses aren't in the dire straits they were four years ago, but presidential candidates aren't letting go of an issue they think will get them votes.

Complying with the health care law is costing small businesses thousands of dollars that they didn't have to spend before the new regulations went into effect.

As the U.S. economy has steadily recovered from the Great Recession, the critical missing piece has been a painful lack of pay raises for many Americans.